For one thing, you must consider the expectations that come inherent with being the bench boss of a franchise that has won a record 24 Stanley Cups.

It’s not about excellence alone, however, as management acknowledged years ago that their head coach probably needs to speak French.

“Although our main priority remains to win hockey games and to keep improving as a team, it is obvious that the ability for the head coach to express himself in both French and English will be a very important factor in the selection of the permanent head coach,” Team president Geoff Molson said in a statement back in 2011.

Some hoped that the Habs would part ways with Michel Therrien after the team’s second-round exit to the Tampa Bay Lightning, yet GM Marc Bergevin stood idle.

Has the coach of a 110-point team that finished second overall in the league, a team coming off an Eastern Conference final, ever faced so much heat at home? Doubtful. There is a strange reluctance to embrace Therrien here, despite three consecutive outstanding seasons on his watch.

One might break down the arguments in three different ways:

1) Therrien is the best fit, period.

2) Therrien is the best fit considering Montreal’s Francophone requirements.

Petry, who was acquired by the Habs from the Edmonton Oilers on March 2, inked a six-year deal worth a reported $33 million on Tuesday.

“I mean it was something that never really crossed my mind. Once I started negotiating with the Canadiens, my family, my wife and I made a decision that we really strongly wanted to come back,” said Petry. “We’re just happy a deal could be made rather quickly.”

Petry said contract talks went back and forth for roughly two weeks before picking up steam yesterday and today.

During the Canadiens locker clean out day following the second round loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, Petry had conversations with several of his teammates. A chat with two teammates in particular went a long way in the 27-year-old re-signing in Montreal.

“Everyone was packing up and saying goodbyes for the summer,” Petry recalled. “I had a couple guys that came up to me and wish me good luck with everything that would happen over the summer, but expressed that they would really like to have me back.

“That meant a lot. Hearing from guys like (P.K.) Subban and guys like (Carey) Price, guys that play a key role on this team – hearing that from them, it weighed in a lot on the decision.”

Petry had three goals and seven points in 19 regular season games for the Habs following the trade while averaging over 22 minutes a night in ice time. He added two goals and an assist in 12 playoff games.

“He is a solid defenseman with speed and size who acquired valuable playoff experience this year,” said Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin in a statement. “Jeff is a very good fit within our group of defensemen and his presence gives us a lot of depth at this position.”

Petry’s new deal carries an annual average value of $5.5 million – a nice bump in pay from the $3.075 million he made during the 2014-15 season; however, Petry is not concerned about increased expectations next season.

“It’s something that comes with it, but when I spoke with Marc today, after signing the contract, he said the way you played coming to this team earned the contract that you’ve been given,” Petry said. “That’s something that he said shouldn’t change. He kind of stressed (not to) change your style of play because of it. Don’t let it influence the way you play.”

“We are very happy that Jeff has agreed to remain with the Montreal Canadiens for the next six seasons,”said general manager Marc Bergevin in a statement. “To re-sign him to a new contract was one of our main off-season priorities.

“Jeff showed a tremendous will to commit to the Canadiens and stay in Montreal. He is a solid defenseman with speed and size who acquired valuable playoff experience this year. Jeff is a very good fit within our group of defensemen and his presence gives us a lot of depth at this position.”

Petry, who was acquired at the trade deadline from the Edmonton Oilers, had three goals and seven points in 19 regular season games for the Habs while averaging over 22 minutes a night in ice time.

The 27-year-old added two goals and an assist in 12 playoff games.

Following the Habs’ second round loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, Petry expressed his desire to remain in Montreal saying it was his first choice.

Petry would’ve become an unrestricted free agent for the first time in his career next month as his one-year $3.075 million deal was set to expire.

The Montreal Canadiens solved their goaltending dilemma Sunday dealing Peter Budaj to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for Eric Tangradi.

Winnipeg also picked up Patrick Holland in the deal.

Budaj, 32, has spent nine seasons in the NHL with the Avalanche and Canadiens. In 296 career games, he is 124-107-36 with a 2.76 GAA and a, .903 save percentage to go along with 11 career shutouts.

Originally a sixth round pick of the Avs, Budaj had a 10-8-3 record last season backing up Carey Price, but fell out of of favor with the club as prospect Dustin Tokarski started over him in the playoffs when Price was injured.

“I would like to thank Peter Budaj who has been an outstanding teammate and stood tall for us over the past three seasons,” said GM Marc Bergevin in a statement. “This transaction enables our team to make room for Dustin Tokarski.”

As TVA’s Renaud Lavoie points out, the Habs save $838,000 with Tokaraski as the team’s backup over Budaj.

Both Budaj and Tokarski would’ve required waivers, so you can see why the trade was made.

Budaj provides Winnipeg with a solid No. 2 to push starter Ondrej Pavelec. Prior to the deal, the Jets had rookie Michael Hutchinson backing up Pavelec. Hutchinson has just three career NHL games on his resume.

Holland has spent the last two seasons with the American Hockey League’s Hamilton Bulldogs. Last season the 22-year-old had six goals and 17 points in 57 games. He also appeared in five games for the Canadiens where he was held without a point. Holland will likely report to the AHL’s St. John’s IceCaps.

Tangradi, who cleared waivers on Saturday, will be assigned to the Bulldogs. The 25-year-old spent the last two seasons with the Jets where he scored four goals and 10 points in 91 games. Originally an Anaheim Ducks second round pick, Tangradi also appeared in 45 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins over four seasons.

“Eric Tangradi is a young veteran with 136 NHL games under his belt. He adds depth to our group up front and provides us with more options when we will need help coming from our affiliate team in Hamilton,” said Bergevin.

“A highly place source has confirmed our theory that it was indeed Molson who overruled GM Marc Bergevin, when it appeared that the club might be saddled with a single-year arbitration contract and a disgruntled star. It was Molson’s call to sign P.K. long-term and it was exactly right.”

Money is and has never been an issue for the Canadiens, so Molson stepping up and getting a deal done worth $9 million per year against the cap isn’t a big deal. Bergevin holding a hard line with Subban to the point where the Habs star may have become disgruntled about not being able to sign long-term is perhaps the most surprising aspect of this.

That said, Molson may wind up being hailed as a hero after all this. Fans in Montreal were eager to have Subban stay in the city and to not potentially go through the agonizing drama of seeing him go to free agency in two years and potentially end up with a rival team.

Call it whatever you want, but at the very least that’s smart business by the owner.